Installing a WebSphere Application Server 7 deployment manager

Install an IBM® WebSphere® Application Server deployment manager on Linux™ or Microsoft™ Windows™ for use with the IBM Sametime® Bandwidth Manager. This procedure installs both the deployment manager and the primary node.

Procedure

  1. On the computer where you will install WebSphere Application Server 7, log on as root (Linux) or as the system administrator (Windows).
  2. Find the software packages you need to download.
  3. Download the packages.
  4. Extract all downloaded packages.
  5. To install the Bandwidth Manager navigate to the install directory according the platform you are using. For example,
    • Linux: /root/Downloads/SametimeMediaManager/BandwidthManager/scripts
    • Windows: This path uses forward slashes for Microsoft Windows.C:/Downloads/SametimeMediaManager/BandwidthManager/scripts
    The following two files in the scripts directory need to be updated with the Bandwidth Manager's DB2® details and WebSphere Application Server details:
    • db2.connection.properties file
      Table 1. db2.connection.properties file settings
      DB2 property Bandwidth Manager database details
      db2.login db2admin
      db2.password *********
      db2.schema DB2ADMIN
      db2.connection.address testserver.renovations.com
      db2.connection.port 50000
      db2.connection.database BWM_DB
    • websphere_configuration.properties
      Table 2. websphere_configuration.properties file settings
      WebSphere Properties Settings
      was.language en
      was.server dmgr
      was.node dubCellManager01
      was.cell dubCell01
      was.profilename Dmgr01
      was.home /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
      was.hostname dub.renovations.com
      was.hostport 9060
      was.sipport 8879
      was.httpport 9060
      was.userid wasadmin
      was.password wasadmin
      was.db2.driver.path
      Note: For Microsoft Windows, this path requires forward slashes.
      		 /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/deploytool/itp/plugins/com.ibm.datatools.db2_2.1.102.v20100709_0407/driver
      In the same websphere_configuration.properties file, uncomment the following settings and adjust the parameters as indicated for clustered environment:
      Table 3. websphere_configuration.properties file settings for a cluster
      WebSphere properties Settings
      was.cluster BWMcluster
      proxy.host dub.renovations.com
      proxy.port.http 80
      proxy.port.sip 5062
      portlet.node dubCellManager01

    For Sametime, you install WebSphere Application Server 7 using its own installation program instead of using the IBM Installation Manager.

  6. Start the installation by navigating to the Bandwidth Manager installation files directory, for example,

    /root/Downloads/SametimeMediaManager/BandwidthManager

  7. Enter this installation command:
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppSphere/profiles/Dmgr01/bin/ws_ant.sh -Dinstall.db=true
    Note: If the values in the properties files are not correct and do not correlate with the server's setup, the install will fail.
  8. On the Welcome screen, click Next.
  9. On the Software License Agreement screen, review the license agreement, click I accept both the IBM and the non-IBM terms, and then click Next.
  10. On the System Prerequisites Check screen, verify that your computer satisfies the requirements, and then click Next.

    If you computer does not meet the requirements, stop the installation and configure your system to meet the stated requirements before beginning the installation again.

  11. On the Optional Features Installation screen, you can choose to install non-English language packages for the Integrated Solutions Console and for the runtime environment (for example, the wsadmin tool and logging); click Next when you are ready to proceed.
  12. On the Installation Directory screen, either accept the default path or Browse to select an appropriate location.
    For example, browse to or enter the path X:/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
    Note: This path requires forward slashes for Microsoft Windows.
  13. Click Next.
  14. On the WebSphere Application Server Environments screen, select the Deployment manager profile. Click Next.
  15. At the Enable Administrative Security screen, select Enable administrative security, create a new WebSphere Application Server administrator account by typing a user name and a password (and confirming the password), and then click Next.

    Enabling administrative security provides the authentication of users accessing the WebSphere administration functions, the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) data encryption, and the choice of user account repository (the LDAP directory against which users will be authenticated).

    Note: In this step you create a single new administrator account; you can create additional administrator accounts later. To avoid conflicts, do not use an account that already exists in the deployment's LDAP directory.
  16. At the Installation Summary screen, review the installation details. Use the Back button to return to earlier screens and make any needed changes, then proceed until you reach this screen once again. When you are ready to run the installation, click Next.

    During installation, a progress bar is displayed and the activity is logged to the log file. When the installation is complete, the wizard displays a message indicating whether the installation was successful.

  17. Review the message and then click Finish to close the installation program.
    If the installation encountered problems, you can review the logs.

    Windows

    The app_server_root\logs\install\log.txt file and the app_server_root\logs\manageprofiles\profile_name_create.log file record installation and profile creation status.

    Linux

    The app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt file and the app_server_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_create.log file record installation and profile creation status.